Episode 29
Xiao Yue,
why aren't you at Empress's side
and have come over to Old Brother's place?
Old Brother, let me ask you,
was it you that arrested Lord Yi?
You're talking about Yi Xiao Chuan?
What happened to him?
Everyone in Xian Yang knows about it,
yet you're still lying to me.
Are you my big brother or not?
Xiao Yue.
Big Brother is afraid you'll be worried
so I didn't tell you.
Do you know why? His Majesty wanted them arrested.
What can I do?
Then why didn't you beg His Majesty?
I begged, but it didn't work.
Then fine.
I'll go find the Empress. Let the Empress to beg His Majesty.
I believe His Majesty will listen to the Empress.
Xiao Yue.
Xiao Chuan had something for me to give to you!
Isn't this the clothing I made Lord Yi?
Why is it here with you?
He's dead.
Before he died, he asked me to give this to you.
Xiao Yue. Xiao Yue. Xiao Yue. Xiao Yue. Xiao Yue.
Relax. Relax.
Xiao Yue.
Come. Come. Come.
Relax. Come. Come. Come. Relax.
Breathe. Breathe.
Breathe. Relax.
Relax then talk.
Brother knows. (He) knows you liked Xiao Chuan.
But when people die, they can't come back to life. Brother will promise you, alright.
Your brother has influence and power.
I will find you a much better husband.
- Okay? - No!
I don't want anyone!
No one can replace Xiao Chuan in my heart!
Old Brother, I always thought
you were a kind gentle person.
I have been treating and loving you as if you were my real brother.
But you're being this heartless and vicious.
Lord Yi is such a good person and you know I like him.
When he was in need, you not only not rescued him,
but you also kept it from me!
You didn't let me see him for one last time!
I hate you forever!
Xiao Yue! Stop!
I have always looked upon you as a real sister! Have you ever thought of me as your real brother?
When?
You have never thought about me!
All this time you've treated me as a stranger!
Always Xiao Chuan! Is he that important?! What am I then?!
Brother's heart hurts too!
Brother is human too! My heart is made of muscle!
I need to be cared for too!
This first bow,
is for thanking Old Brother for treating me like a real sister,
for making me not lonely anymore.
This second bow,
Xiao Yue wants to thank Old Brother until now
for taking care of Xiao Yue.
This third bow, Little Sister today
wants to break up our brother-sister relationship.
Xiao Yue can no longer take care of Old Brother in future.
Old Brother please take care.
Xiao Yue.
That Yi Xiao Chuan
is really more important than Old Brother?
No.
In Xiao Yue's heart,
Old Brother is just as important as Xiao Chuan is.
Xiao Chuan is my beloved one
and Old Brother...
and you are my beloved Brother!
In Xiao Yue's heart,
Old Brother was always kindhearted.
But today I suddenly realized,
I completely lost him.
In one day's time,
Xiao Yue's has lost both her loved one
and her beloved Old Brother.
But no problem.
It's just that
Xiao Yue has returned to the days when I had no one to rely on.
All this
was just a beautiful dream!
It's just that
Xiao Yue's heart is already dead.
Dead.
He hasn't died.
Xiao Yue.
Believe Old Brother.
Old Brother is scared you will be hurt.
Old Brother would rather lose everything
than having to lose you.
Old Brother would rather feel lonely, but I really can't go on seeing you hurting like this.
Xiao Yue.
It's for your own good.
Xiao Chuan isn't dead.
Go in
Why have you come?
Why is it like this?
Why?
There are things
that I need to do.
That's why the pain that comes with it is something I have to endure.
However,
I beg you don't hate Old Brother.
All of Hate...
just put on my shoulder!
Sometimes... some of Hate...
can't be forgotten!
No.
This time, you need to forget it!
I'm willing to do anything
as long as
it takes away the mutual hate between you and Old Brother.
Do you know how important you both are to me?
I can't lose either one of you.
Even if I promise you,
he won't promise.
This is a fight between me and your brother.
You have no way of understanding
Xiao Yue.
Forget me.
You know
I've already someone in my heart!
No matter alive or dead,
it won't change.
Don't wait for me anymore.
I won't forget you.
I will never and ever forget!
These clothes...
One day...
I will personally put it on for you.
You really can't release him?
Xiao Yue.
Me bringing you here
means... he can carry on living.
Thanks Big Brother.
This is really enough for me!
Let's go.
It is happened like that.
Lord Yi won't die.
Niang Niang.
Niang Niang, don't cry.
If you do, you'll have a health problem.
Xiao Chuan.
Enough!
Niang Niang,
Don't cry anymore.
Listen to Xiao Yue.
Lord Yi has only suffered some external wounds,
but he is still living.
As long as he is living
we will have a chance to rescue him. Right?
Right now,
the only person that can save him is you.
That's why you need to have a clear head and
be healthy,
and the quicker the better.
This way,
we can quickly rescue Lord Yi out.
Xiao Yue. Thanks for reminding me. I forgot to do my big task!
Quickly, go and prepare some food.
I, right now,
must be healthy again.
Xiao Yue knows.
Xiao Chuan.
You have to hang on.
I will try to do my best and
quickly rescue you.
Go. Go in.
Sir Yi.
I'm fine.
They...
They haven't found anything either.
They are still using the same old whips and rods,
hitting me till I slept.
You have been cruelly tortured and yet you can still smile.
Sir Yi is number one.
This is called
'The Spirit of the Optimistic Revolutionary'.
I'm nothing compared to Jiang Jie and Zhao Yi Man.
I'm not a match.
Who are Jiang Jie and Zhao Yi Man?
They are Great Heroes!
You all are...
Your descendants also (will) hold them in great respect.
Go. Go in. Quick, go in.
Go. Go in, quickly.
Come out. You come out.
Every time we get dragged out, it is to get a good beating,
and afterwards we will be thrown back in!
But taking away this group of scholars, none of them will be able to come back.
They won't be able to escape from those heartless people!
Yes.
I heard (that) in Xian Yang
they buried alive 400 Confucian scholars.
Don't know what our future is going to be like.
Mr. Yi,
General Meng and Sir Fu Su
will come and save us?
They will...
They...
will definitely come and save us!
- General Meng! - Hurry!.
General Meng!
General.
- Your horse runs too fast. Our brothers can keep up. - After this is Xian Yang already.
- Everyone, let's go! - Come on!
General, those are Xiang Yang's soldiers.
Okay. Let's change our defensive into offensive and keep one alive as a witness.
Yes.
This one. His fighting skills are the best.
The number one general Meng Tian,
who is also a big danger to our Tu An.
Now that he's under attack,
let's take this opportunity to get rid of him
and stop any further danger.
Yes.
Get ready.
Forget about escaping.
Don't chase them anymore.
General. They were
just trying to prevent us from going to Xian Yang City.
We can't let anything delay us anymore.
So...
General...
This arrow,
go and investigate who did it.
Yes, General.
General!
For being late, I ask His General's forgiveness!
Stand.
Everyone on your horses. Let's set off at once
and head for Xian Yang!
Yes. Yes. Yes.
General Meng.
How is the matter of the scholars coming along?
Report to Emperor:
Those Confucian scholars who spread lies have been all buried alive in Xiang Yang already
and a list of their names have been displayed to warn others against following their bad example.
As expected, you handled the matter fast. You did well.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty,
while I was tracking down these scholars,
I found that these scholars are connected to the Noble Clan.
inside the Noble Clan, it was discovered that there are evidences of rebellion.
- There really is evidence to prove this. - Yes.
Definitely true.
Fu Su handled this thing with little attention. Also, (he) invited the wolf into the kingdom.
Your Majesty.
Why don't we take advantage of the (tactic of the) burying of the scholars
for those traitors from the Noble Clan and
to execute them all together. (This will discourage) the last suppoters of the Six Kingdoms
so that they won't have the courage to dare revolt.
Respected Minister, tell your opinion.
Your Majesty.
Between the Courts there are no objections.
If that's the case. Do it like that then.
Yes.
Your Majesty, please think it over.
Didn't I set up an ambush?
Why has he still come?
I'm asking His Majesty to think this over.
Beloved Meng subject, what is it that you want to tell me?
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Majesty.
The Noble Clan has my support. If they are guilty, then I should be, too.
Is there such a thing?
Majesty.
If the Noble Clan wanted to rebel,
why when they were surrounded did they give up and not resist?,
Rebellion is a death sentence. They would have fought to death.
They did not resist. Isn't that weird?
It's obvious
that the Noble Clan from the start had no intention of rebelling.
As for those confessions,
it is very possible that those are false charges obtained under torture.
Your Majesty. I'm innocent.
I have numerous confession/evidences that can't be false charges obtained under torture.
Give them here. Let me have a look at them.
Yes.
Someone come. Bring the evidence up.
Majesty, these are all the records I recorded during the interrogations.
Majesty, please have a look.
Lord Zhao.
Did you personally question them yourself?
Of course.
I heard that the criminals were
also personally caught by you, Lord Zhao.
Of course.
Then I congraulate you Lord Zhao.
Your Majesty.
Please allow me to say that Lord Zhao is guilty.
Please give him a death sentence.
Lord Meng.
I really don't understand what you mean by that?
I was ordered to do that.
It's true.
Beloved Official, it is as he said.
Zhao Gao is only a man
assuming the position of Court Governor, thus is a eunuch.
Prince Fu Su warned him before. Eunuchs can't meddle with state affairs. Clearly we have to punish Zhao Gao for his crime.
Due to Your Majesty's kindness, Zhao Gao was let off and ordered not to interfere with out-of-palace affairs.
Also,
Zhao Gao took advantage of the fact that neither Prince Fu Zi nor I were in Xian Yang.
In the Palace Court, no one dared to defy him.
He used his power and connections to interfere with out-of-palace matters.
Nonsense!
- Killing the innocent. - Bullshit! - Creating trouble.
False accusation! False accusation! False accusation!
The world would have thought that a second Lao Ai has come into our midst!
Go get the evidence out! You're framing me! You're framing me!
Your Majesty.
Zhao Gao has committed two crimes.
One, he went beyond the law and disrupted state affairs.
Two, he defied the king's orders.
He should have his body ripped apart!
Great General Meng, your sprouting nonsense.
Your Majesty.
I have always been loyal to you and I was acting under your orders
to do this, Emperor.
Prime Minister, according to the rules of the Great Qin,
what does that say?
Majesty.
- The Rule Book does have this particular law, but this time the situation is different. So Lord Zhao should be...
It seems like Lord Li knows a lot about the laws and also knows that Lord Zhao has offended the law,
but he just kept quiet.
In this Court, it is just closing an ear and a eye
then on matters of Great Qin country.
Does he also turn a blind eye?
General Meng.
How can you speak like that?
Prime Minister, do you think this is all just talk?
Your Majesty.
Meng Tian, and also Li Si,
and also all of the great/powerful officials in this court,
you all... You all know the law.
Unexpectedly you didn't remind His Majesty, allowing a eunuch to stage a rebellion, being in cahoots for self-interests.
It's a crime of deceiving His Majesty.
If we go according to law, we should exterminate three generations for that.
For Li Si, the one above all officials. Additional guilt. Exterminate 6 generations.
Your Majesty.
Meng Tian will answer for the Noble Clan.
I will not escape from the charges. According to law, three generations to be executed.
I...
Please sentence all my subjects to these charges.
You all. What else do you all have to say?
Normally, you would all have so much to say. How come you're not responding today?
When it comes to rights and wrongs,
could it be you just don't have anything to say?
Do you want me to sentence three generations of you and your family all to death?
Then will you all speak?!
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty! General Meng has fainted!
Doctor, Doctor! Quick!
What is wrong with General Meng?
Your Majesty.
General Meng's body has been poisoned.
This type of poisoning is causing him to be in a coma.
General Meng is a pillar of the country. You will do your best to save him, or I will have your head!
Yes, yes,Your Majesty.
Quickly.
Meng Tian has gone.
There are hundreds of civil and military officials,
not even one person will say the truth!
Then what use are you all?!
In the whole Palace Court,
can it be that I have only one subject?
Only one person that will talk the truth?!
From henceforth, all officials under Li Si will forfeit three months of their salary. Do some self-examination!
Your brains,
for the time being, put on your neck
and let's see how you behave.
Meng Tian is loyal.
He always does his best. The Noble Clan's case shall be closed.
We'll wait till when General Meng has recovered,
the case will be re-examined.
Yu'Er.
Yu'Er bows to Mother.
Yu'Er.
Seeing you healthy again I am relieved.
Yu'Er has made mother worry.
There is no mother who doesn't care about their own daughter.
Come. Quickly sit down.
Sit.
Seeing you recovered,
Mother has something to discuss with you.
Put your ear closer.
Then is General Meng going to survive or not?
If he dies it's good. If he survives, it's good too. Now there is nothing to hinder our plan.
Now, return to Qin King's side,
find a chance to tell the Qin Emperor about this.
Tell the Emperor to punish Zhao Gao.
When you succeed...
When these three die...
Great Qin,
it's foundation will certainly be shaken.
Yu'Er. I know
you really hate these tricks that I do,
but I'm doing this
not for personal gain.
We're doing it all for Tu An. For the people of Tu An.
That's why
you have to act according to my plan.
Divinities from the North, bless and protect Tu An.
I'm begging of you.
Lord. Lady Li is here.
What?
Lady Li is at the big door.
Prepare to greet.
Your servant, bows to you, Your Ladyship.
I was late in my welcome. Please forgive me
You go down first.
I'll have a private conversation with Lord Zhao!
Yes.
Who allowed you to get up?
I am wrong.
This chair is very comfortable...
Your Ladyship,
I sit on this seat, with anxiety.
I'm worrying about state affairs all day long.
I won't let down His Majesty and Your Ladyship's generous love...
You are a hard-working guy!
I am not wrong to see you... Stand up!
Thank you, Your Ladyship.
The way I see it,
someone else is also loyal.
If the Imperial Concubine says they are loyal,
then they must be loyal.
If that is the case, and both are loyal,
why did the other have him captured?
Who I've arrested...
Who I've wrongly arrested...
Lord Zhao indeed has very good ears,
such that you can hear overtones? (read between the lines)
Fine.
Then I'll just say it out loud.
My saviour Lord Yi,
I heard he's in your hands, Lord Zhao.
Yes.
Lord Yi, in connection to the Noble Clan case,
was taken into prison.
But this isn't my idea. This was ordered by His Majesty. I'm just doing what I'm taught.
His Majesty said to arrest the Noble Clan's rebels.
Lord Yi is my savior. How would he be a rebel?
I can guarantee...
Could Lord Zhao do me a favor?
Let him go.
Your Ladyship.
That is very hard for me to do.
Really?
My subordinate has accidentally caught an assassin.
And this assassin,
coincidentally, participated in the assassination of Meng Tian in the forest.
Something more interesting,
he turns out to be Lord Zhao's subordinate.
Your Ladyship. I am innocent.
Please don't believe this nonsense said from the assassin.
Among all the civil and military officials,
why would the assassin pick you, Zhao Gao? This little official who is merely concerned about the internal government?
And it so happens that he's one of Zhong Yi Guan's people.
Your Ladyship, I didn't participate in this. Someone else is trying to frame me.
I think that too.
A loyal subject like Lord Zhao,
how could you do something like this?
But I wonder, what will His Majesty think about this?
It's getting late.
I'll leave for the palace right now and tell His Majesty everything.
Your Ladyship, please wait!
Your Ladyship!
I beg you to look at my past good records
and speak fair words to His Majesty.
I'm begging of you, Lady Li.
Me, coming here is to help you...
When Lord Yi is released from prison
that assassin
will be given back to you, Lord Zhao.
Your Honorship,
I can only come with you until here.
I'm no longer an officer.
The Noble Clan's matter has yet to be concluded.
My fellow brothers in prison, I'm handing them to you.
My Lord, please don't worry.
Thank you, My Lord, for saving me.
You've had a hard time.
Did they interrogate you?
My Lord. Your servant didn't say anything.
Many thanks Lord.
Didn't say anything.
Then how did they know about Zhong Yi Guan and my name?
That... My Lord...
I... I... just had a slip of the tongue.
Please forgive me, My Lord.
What more do you still know?
My Lord, I don't know anything else.
It looks like all you know has been said.
Don't worry.
Get up.
Thank you, My Lord.
Yu Shu.
Don't cry.
Look at me now.
Aren't I still alive right now?
Did you know...
when those people caused these bruises on my body,
when I thought about you, it didn't hurt one little bit anymore.
Don't you think it's strange?
You are trying to make me happy?
You look really good smiling.
In prison,
when I thought about your smile,
I would have no troubles anymore.
Because of your smile,
I was able to endure.
Enduring until now.
Yu Shu,
your smile gave me strength.
So I hope that
you will face everything with a smile.
Okay?
I can face everything with a smile as long as your heart is here with me. So please never leave me.
If I don't have your heart,
how will I be able to smile?
- If you're not around, how will I be able to live on? - I don't want you to sprout nonsense.
Yu Shu,
I want you to promise me.
Whatever happens, that you will still live on.
For you,
I will be strong
and live on.